Louis Vuitton Acts
Template:Short description The Louis Vuitton Acts were a series of International America's Cup Class regattas leading up to the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and 2007 America's Cup. Thirteen regattas or acts were held in total. These regattas involved all eleven challengers plus the holder of the America's Cup, Alinghi, and allowed the challengers to earn bonus points that went towards the Louis Vuitton Cup. The 2004-2007 period was the first time this format had been used in America's Cup racing.
2004 ACC Championship
The 2004 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
| Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Points | Ranking |
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| Script error: No such module "flag". | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | DNC* | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Le Défi | Union Nationale Pour La Course au Large | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | K Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | DNC* | 7 | 8 | 22 | 8 |
* The two teams that DNC in Act 1 received 7 points.
Act 1
Act One was sailed in Marseille, France. The Act was scheduled to consist of six fleet races and a round robin of match races, however two fleet races were canceled due to poor weather. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 1.
- Act 1 saw the debut of FRA 57 and RSA 48, the rebadged NZL 57 and ITA 48 from the 2000 America's Cup.
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Act 2
Act Two was sailed in Valencia, Spain. This was the first regatta in the port that was to host the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup. Three rounds of racing were lost to poor weather. The Act consisted of a double round robin of match races. Emirates Team New Zealand won Act 2.
- Act 2 saw the debut of FRA 60 and ITA 59, a rebadged NZL 60 and SUI 59 from the 2000 America's Cup and 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup respectively.
- Team New Zealand used NZL 81 after NZL 82 was damaged in a storm after the Marseille leg, BMW Oracle Racing used USA 71 for the same reason.[1]
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Act 3
Act Three was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act was scheduled to consist of seven fleet races, however one fleet race was canceled due to poor weather. Alinghi won Act 3.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 64) | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 40 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 81) | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 38 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 71) | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 34 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 74) | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 30 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon K Challenge (FRA 60) | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 28 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Le Defi (FRA 69) | 2nd | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 17 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 48) | 7th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 15 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 59) | 6th | 8th | 6th | DNF | 6th | 6th | 13 | 8 |
2005 ACC Championship
The 2005 ACC Championship was won by Alinghi.
| Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Act 9 | Points | Ranking |
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| Script error: No such module "flag". | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Desafío Español 2007 | Real Federación Española de Vela | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 5 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Victory Challenge | Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | K Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team | Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | United Internet Team Germany | Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | China Team | Qingdao International Yacht Club | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
Act 4
Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 4.
- Act 4 saw the debut of RSA 83, the first IACC boat constructed in Africa, and SUI 75.
- Desafío Español 2007 sailed ESP 67, a rebadged USA 67 from OneWorld's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup campaign while Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team sailed ITA 77, a rebadged USA 77 from Team Dennis Conner's 2003 campaign.
- Team Germany sailed GER 72, which was a rebadged ITA 72 from Mascalzone Latino, while China Team sailed CHN 69 as they had merged with Le Defi and acquired FRA 69.
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Act 5
Act Five was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Luna Rossa won Act 5.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 74) | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 46 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 75) | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 46 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 82) | 1st | 9th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 43 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76) | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 10th | 39 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77) | 12th | 1st | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 38 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge (SWE 63) | 4th | 2nd | 7th | DSQ | 3rd | 36 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon K Challenge (FRA 60) | 7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 35 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 69) | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 1st | 31 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 59) | 10th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 7th | 26 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany (GER 72) | 6th | 11th | 8th | 4th | 11th | 25 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team (CHN 69) | 11th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 12 | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) | 9th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 12 | 12 |
Act 6
Act Six was held in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 6.
- Victory Challenge switched from SWE 63 to SWE 73, deciding it was better suited to the Swedish conditions
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Act 7
Act Seven was held in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden. The Act was to consist of five fleet races, however poor weather meant that the Act was reduced to three races. Alinghi won Act 7.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 75) | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 32 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76) | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 32 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 74) | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 28 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 82) | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 26 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67) | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 26 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon K Challenge (FRA 60) | 10th | 1st | 9th | 19 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany (GER 72) | 5th | 10th | 7th | 17 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 59) | 9th | 7th | 6th | 17 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77) | 8th | 8th | 11th | 12 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) | 7th | 11th | 10th | 11 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge (SWE 73) | 12th | 9th | 8th | 10 | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team (CHN 69) | 11th | 12th | 12th | 4 | 12 |
Act 8
Act Eight was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 8.
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Act 9
Act Nine was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 9.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 75) | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 56 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 56 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 82) | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 46 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67) | 6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 40 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 37 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 74) | 11th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 34 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 59) | 8th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 5th | 26 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge (SWE 63) | 10th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 24 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany (GER 72) | 4th | 7th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 22 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77) | 12th | 10th | 9th | 4th | 11th | 19 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team (CHN 69) | 9th | 9th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 16 | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon K Challenge (FRA 60) | 7th | DNF | 10th | 10th | DNS | 12 | 12 |
2006 ACC Championship
The 2006 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
| Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 10 | Act 11 | Act 12 | Points | Ranking |
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| Script error: No such module "flag". | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 4 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team | Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Desafío Español 2007 | Real Federación Española de Vela | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Victory Challenge | Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap | 7 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Areva Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | United Internet Team Germany | Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | China Team | Qingdao International Yacht Club | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
Act 10
Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 10.
- Act 10 saw the debut of USA 87, ITA 86 and NZL 84.
- Act 10 saw the introduction of CHN 79, a rebadged FRA 79 from Le Defi's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup campaign, and ESP 65, formerly USA 65 from OneWorld's 2003 campaign.
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Act 11
Act Eleven was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 11.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 75) | 6th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 53 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 86) | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 45 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 84) | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 45 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87) | 9th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 41 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77) | 2nd | 10th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 39 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 33 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Areva Challenge (FRA 60) | 7th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 32 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 59) | 3rd | 12th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 31 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 65) | 8th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 9th | 26 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge (SWE 63) | 1st | 8th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 24 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany (GER 72) | 11th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 13 | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team (CHN 79) | 12th | 9th | 12th | DNF | DNS | 6 | 12 |
Act 12
Act Twelve was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races plus three divisions of knock out finals. Emirates Team New Zealand won Act 12.
- Act 12 saw the introduction of ESP 88.
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Division 1
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Division 2
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Division 3
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2007 season
No ACC Championship was awarded in 2007, instead the focus was on the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2007 America's Cup.
Act 13
Act Thirteen was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of seven fleet races. Alinghi won Act 13.
- Act 13 was originally to be titled Act 14 due to the desire to avoid having a "thirteenth race"; however the Act was later retitled Act 13 for simplicity's sake.[2]
- Act 13 saw the introduction of SUI 91, ITA 94, FRA 93, ITA 85, ESP 97, ITA 99, GER 89, CHN 95 and SWE 96.
| Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Points | Ranking |
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| Template:Flagicon Alinghi (SUI 91) | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 78 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand (NZL 84) | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 64 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 99) | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 63 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa (ITA 94) | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 4th | 60 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87) | 1st | 4th | 7th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 2nd | 57 | 5 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 97) | 8th | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 6th | 1st | 7th | 55 | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza (RSA 83) | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 43 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge (SWE 96) | 12th | 11th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 35 | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Areva Challenge (FRA 93) | 9th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 5th | 31 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany (GER 89) | 6th | 9th | DSQ | 6th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 29 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge (ITA 85) | 10th | 7th | 5th* | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team (CHN 95) | 11th | 12th | 9th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 15 | 12 |
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision.[3]
Bonus points
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Each challenger was awarded between 1 and 4 bonus points to take into the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup based on their performances in the last Ten Acts. Between 11 and 1 points were awarded to each team per Act based on the final position the syndicate when Alinghi was excluded. For 2006 Acts the points were doubled and the points were tripled for 2007 Acts. The 2004 Acts were not worth any points. Emirates Team New Zealand topped the table and took the maximum four bonus points into the Louis Vuitton Cup.
| Team Name | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Act 9 | Act 10 | Act 11 | Act 12 | Act 13 | Points | Ranking | Bonus Pts |
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| Template:Flagicon Team New Zealand | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 158 | 1 | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon BMW Oracle Racing | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 147 | 2 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Luna Rossa | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 145 | 3 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Desafío Español 2007 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 106 | 4 | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 103 | 5 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Victory Challenge | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 6 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Team Shosholoza | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 7 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Areva Challenge | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 8 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon +39 Challenge | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6* | 66 | 9 | 2* |
| Template:Flagicon United Internet Team Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon China Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision in Act 13.[3]
References
- ↑ 2004: Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 2 America's Cup Official Website, 02.11.2004
- ↑ Louis Vuitton Act 13 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Yachting World, 31 January 2006
- ↑ a b +39 Challenge wins protest, is awarded redress, sail-world.com, 06.04.2007
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